Sangha of Auspicious Companions

I would love to have you join me at an event that is very dear to my heart. It will be the only public gathering I will be helping host on the West Coast this year.

Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche will join me to offer a retreat on the theme of cultivating the heart of human bravery. We will be joined by the Right Reverend Marc Andrus, Bishop of the Episcopal Church of California, and Acharya Adam Lobel, a Buddhist minister and a scholar of philosophy and religion.

This global gathering, called Being Brave, will be offered May 2-4, 2014 at the Craneway Pavilion in Richmond, California (near San Francisco). During the weekend, we will draw on Shambhala, Buddhist, and Christian perspectives to explore these questions:

* What can meditation practice and the contemplative wisdom traditions offer to the pressing personal, social, and ecological challenges we face?

* How do we work with fear, anger, and distress when we think of the ecological, political, economic, and social challenges in our world?

* How can we cultivate an inner state of being that is brave and genuine enough to make a difference in both our communities where we live and on the planet we all share?

I feel very deeply that if we gather together in this way – meditating, contemplating, and sharing our hearts – we can create a genuine and non-aggressive, yet powerful force for transformation that is needed today more than ever. Please join us to help make this an unforgettable gathering for personal and societal renewal.

You can find complete program and registration information on the Being Brave website: beingbrave.com

Sincerely,

Pema Chödrön

P.S. If you are financially able help others to attend this program, please consider donating to the scholarship fund. To contribute, go to the Registration page and fill in the amount you wish to donate on the Donate to the Scholarship Fund line.